SERIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   Synonym(s)
   • dangerous (what does dangerous mean?)
   • grave (what does grave mean?)
   • grievous (what does grievous mean?)
   • life-threatening (what does life-threatening mean?)
   • severe (what does severe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dangerous operation
   • a grave situation
   • a grave illness
   • grievous bodily harm
   • a serious wound
   • a serious turn of events
   • a severe case of pneumonia
   • a life-threatening disease
   Similar To
   • critical (what does critical mean?)
2. Meaning
   • requiring effort or concentration
   • complex and not easy to answer or solve
   Usage Example(s)
   • raised serious objections to the proposal
   • the plan has a serious flaw
   Similar To
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
3. Meaning
   • of great consequence
   Usage Example(s)
   • marriage is a serious matter
   Similar To
   • important (what does important mean?)
   • of import (what does of import mean?)
4. Meaning
   • appealing to the mind
   Synonym(s)
   • good (what does good mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • good music
   • a serious book
   Similar To
   • intellectual (what does intellectual mean?)
5. Meaning
   • concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
   Usage Example(s)
   • a serious student of history
   • a serious attempt to learn to ski
   • gave me a serious look
   • a serious young man
   • are you serious or joking?
   • Don”t be so serious!
   Antonym(s)
   • frivolous (what does frivolous mean?)
   Similar To
   • capital (what does capital mean?)
   • earnest (what does earnest mean?)
   • in earnest(p) (what does in earnest(p) mean?)
   • sincere (what does sincere mean?)
   • solemn (what does solemn mean?)
   • grave (what does grave mean?)
   • sedate (what does sedate mean?)
   • sober (what does sober mean?)
   • solemn (what does solemn mean?)
   • overserious (what does overserious mean?)
   • real (what does real mean?)
   • sensible (what does sensible mean?)
   • thoughtful (what does thoughtful mean?)
   • sobering (what does sobering mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • seriousness (what does seriousness mean?)
   • earnestness (what does earnestness mean?)
   • serious-mindedness (what does serious-mindedness mean?)
   • sincerity (what does sincerity mean?)
6. Meaning
   • completely lacking in playfulness
   Synonym(s)
   • sober (what does sober mean?)
   • unplayful (what does unplayful mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • playful (what does playful mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • playfulness (what does playfulness mean?)
   • fun (what does fun mean?)